MARENGO; or the Campaign of Italy, by the Army of Reserve, Under the Command of the Chief Consul Bonaparte. Translated from the French of Joseph Petit, Horse Grenadier in the Consular Guard. To Which is Added, A Biographical Notice of the Life and Military Actions of General Desaix. By Citizen Foudras. With a Map of the North-West Part of Italy, Shewing the Route of the Army from the Alps to the Plains of Marengo. Second edition.
London: Printed by W. Hughes for J.S. Jordan, 1801. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #020391
92 pages of text. Half speckled leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards; front board expertly rehinged, and headcap filled in with Japanese tissue, colored to match. Complete with folding map, with army route highlighted in hand-color; edge of map with two repaired tears. The edges of the map, as well as the first four pages and a few other pages are discolored and/or soiled. "Land's Circulating Library - Newcastle" and an ornate scribble are inked on the title page. Bound without the final 2 pages of publisher's advertisement. Height: 8.25". Second edition.
Price: $475.00